🎮 Elevate Your Game On-the-Go!
The Razer Junglecat is a portable dual-sided mobile game controller designed for Android devices, featuring a modular design for personalization, a remarkable 100-hour battery life, Bluetooth low-latency connectivity, and compatibility with popular smartphones like the Razer Phone 2, Galaxy Note 9, and Galaxy S10+. Perfect for gamers seeking precision and flexibility in their mobile gaming experience.
R**S
A good controller if your phone fits the case
This is exactly the controller that I hoped the Gamevice would be. Unlike that controller, the build quality good. The buttons are clicky and satisfying like on the Switch, the analog sticks feel and look the same as the Switch (maybe they are the same?), the “joy cons” have almost no wobble on either side, and most of all, it looks pretty. It’s the best experience I’ve had using a controller with my phone.Nitpicks, not dealbreakers:1) It’s small. Really small. You think the Joy Cons are uncomfortably tiny? This is considerably worse. I have to hold it with the tips of my fingers to get a good angle on the buttons. Using this controller on its own, not physically attached to the phone, would be absolute madness.2) Each controller must be charged with a separate USB-C cable, bought separately. It’s an awkward design, but the battery life is good. You won’t have to deal with that awkwardness too much.3) It lacks a Home button. If you’re using Steam Link or Moonlight, you use a button combination for the Home button’s functionality. It’s not bad, but it’s not great either.The bad news: Your phone needs to fit one of the cases to attach the controllers. There’s no other way to do it, and I didn’t fully understand that when I bought it. Yes, you can still use it if your phone is propped up or connected to the TV, but at that point, you should just use a normal controller. It would be absurd to pay $100 for this itty-bitty thing that is lower quality than, for example, a $50 DS4.However, all is not lost if your phone isn’t a Note 9, Galaxy S10+, or a Razer Phone 2. If you’re lucky, it’s possible that one of those cases will still fit. My OnePlus 7 Pro fits in the Note 9 case, for example. The case pushes up against the power button and part of the camera, but that’s nothing a Dremel tool can’t fix. It’s a little bit ugly after being cut, but the gaming experience is worth it.Summary: I highly recommend it for handheld gaming, and I do not recommend it otherwise. If you want to use it for handheld gaming, you must make sure your phone fits one of the cases.
J**I
A Streamers Dream. Perfectly Portable.
Absolutely stellar product. I am a heavy pc gamer who streams constantly to my phone on the go. This is hands down the best controller on the market for portability and overall function. If you own one of the supported phones this controller is a no brainer. If you are looking to play android only games don't waste your time and get a cheaper controller, this is only for those who are dedicated. The cases are the only flaw as they do not offer screen or drop protection but I knew that going in and wasn't concerned. There is some wiggle on the controllers when connected to the case(similar but more pronounced then the switch) however it is in no way noticeable when gaming. The buttons are awesome. Real solid click, they are loud but as they should be. Very very satisfying. Overall very well made portable controller and the only one of its kind that has total quality.Pros:Moonlight, steamlink and xbox stream are absolutely flawless.Configurable sensitivity100 hour battery lifeWell madeAwesome buttonsEasy to use fast to connectSub 12ms delay (my tests 02-08ms)Cons:Buttons can be too loud for complainersDifficulty connecting to PCNeeds more case optionsBetter drop protection for case neededCase is slippery to the touchBetter more granular configuration options neededSide note: not a con since its not razers fault:PSNOW is not supported as it currently only supports DS4. However the latency if psnow on its own makes it u recommendable to anyone currently imo.
B**S
Galaxy S9 Plus - Razer Junglecat
The Nintendo Switch like controllers slide only on 3 cases that come already in the box with it.the 3 cases fit only the following phones respectively: Galaxy Note9, Razer Phone 2, and Galaxy S10 Plus.- My Galaxy S9 Plus had a snug fit into the Galaxy S10 Plus case, but it was as much effort as an R3 press for most Xbox controllers. Just make sure to slide out Junglecats before removing phone from case to avoid damage. (just being cautious.)The Junglecat controllers have a thunderbolt port on each at the bottom when you hold them, and next to each thunderbolt port is a tiny power switch that you can tell is on because of the green color base part of the power switch.Built quality was really nice hard plastic, I'd compare them to a really nice 100$ keyboard.. anyways it's hard but you know its still plastic, premium feel. The cases don't feel as hard tho they're about a 6 or 7 in comparison.What came in the box: Controllers, a plastic slider holding the two together, 3 phone protectors listed above, and a small manual with razer stickers that you can stick probably on your dog. really nice looking box feels like I got a new Nintendo Switch.Downloaded the app in the Google Play store typing "Razer Gamepad".Sync/pair your Razer Junglecat L and Razer Junglecat R prior to launching Gamepad.Gamepad let me list on/off other apps that were games, so when I tried launching something like minecraft it asked permissions to be allowed for Gamepad to have its functions and then it prompted to sync to my other Google Play Center stuff for smooth play but when I said yes it wanted to ask for access for my pictures, my health app, my location, even my contact list and phone functions. each came in the form of 3 options and i denied all of them because in logic I think I don't need it to access my aunt's number to play minecraft.But then the gamepad would crash or go green screen with nothing loading, I could go back to home but the app was like frozen. so I hold app down, i select app info, it let me set permissions on it to on but i didn't enable the other things still. I launched the gamepad app and it started working and asking to download an APK from the browser called Octopus, so I installed it and I think it also wanted the same access to all my things haha, of course I said no.- So now that I open Gamepad and launch another app from the library I made, I open Minecraft and 3 options and a Play button are displayed. (Play as game is meant to be, Custom controls, and something they preset.) I select Play as its meant and then click Play. Launching me into the game with full functionality now.But I kept getting prompts that Gamepad stopped being connected or something and gave me 3 options. (Exit, Wait, and Info) basically. when I click wait everything goes back to normal asap but the prompt came back every 8 seconds or so. maybe it just wanted to make sure analog sticks were in use because I didn't get as many prompts with the joy sticks in use.The Junglecat is great if you wanted to play full PC games listed on Nvidia GeForce Now App. Tried it on Tekken 7 and it's great, I just don't think I'm doing something right since I get the prompts regardless. maybe if I fix it I'll update this review, or maybe when an update comes out.Date: 05-12-2020As long as I don't select sync with Google Game Center or whatever, the controls work fine and no prompts tell me loss of sync, everything works as intended so far. the analog sticks don't feel as smooth as xbox controllers but its a better step from not having anything at all!